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A draft of the Law Decree for the standardisation of the Privacy Code with the GDPR has been approved

On 8 August, a final version of the draft related to the Law Decree “standardising” the Privacy Code (Legislative Decree 196/03) with the European Regulation 679/2016 on the…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT... The Dignity Decree has modified the rules on fixed term contracts and staff-leasing?

Official Gazette No. 186 dated 11 August 2018 has published the conversion law (Law No. 96) of Law Decree 87 (the so called Dignity Decree), entered into force…

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A demerger to avoid the regulations on collective dismissal is against the law

With two “twin” rulings (No. 19863 and No.  20620, the latter filed on 7 August), the Court of Cassation had the opportunity to express its opinion on the…

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Reclassification of apprenticeships? Possible if there is a breach of training obligations

The Court of Cassation, with ruling No. 16571/2018 has once again returned  – confirming an already consolidated trend in legal literature and case law concerning lawfulness – on…

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A dismissal for justified objective reasons is lawful even if the employer makes use of external resources and overtime work

The Court of Cassation, with ruling No. 19731 dated 25 July 2018 has recently expressed its opinion on the repêchage obligation. In the case in question, an employee…

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Full matching between the disputed charge and the reasons for the disciplinary dismissal is required

The Court of Cassation with ruling No. 15523/2018 had the opportunity to clarify, once again, a few important cases concerning a dismissal ordered upon conclusion of disciplinary proceedings…

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Withdrawal during the trial period: standard protection if the agreement is void

The Court of Cassation, with ruling No. 17358 dated 3 July 2018 has issued another ruling on the dismissal ordered for failure to successfully pass the trial period…

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"Too much protection and rigidity. The three reasons limit business operations" (L’Economia del Corriere della Sera, 27 August 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

Too much protection and rigid obligations. The Dignity Decree is an insidious and difficult law to apply. In the opinion of attorney Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner of…

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